"In a free society, standards of public morality can be measured only by whether physical coercion...violence against persons or property...occurs. There is no right not to be offended by words, actions, or symbols." Richard E. Sincere (researcher for Crises magazine)
"There are a whole lot of things said and done that are offensive to me. If we complain about what offends us, that is within our own right to free speech. If we demand that the offenders be silenced and reprimanded, we are edging ourselves out of a free society.". Marian Beatty
"What if you are offended by free speech or free expression of any kind? Do we not measure the level of freedom by what we are allowed to say or do within the reason of general law? If we display a cross in the middle of a desert and we offend someone and are forced to take it down what does it say about our premise of free speech. Where does free speech go too far and where should censorship begin? Do we protect those of a sensitive nature from pornography or visions of death? How far do we go when it comes to regulating free speech? How should Americans feel about being placed in free speech zones after receiving a permit to assemble for a particular cause. Just how much freedom have we lost because there are so many splinter groups who can't tolerate a different truth?" James Dixon
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" Tacitus (55-117 AD)
"While reviewing the absurd laws that were obviously implemented because something offended someone to the point they complained to the right people, it is obvious to me that we have been chipping away at our liberty for many, many years." Marian Beatty
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